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	<title>Venere Travel Blog&#187; Susan</title>
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		<title>Venere.com Goes Mobile</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improving services for customers going forward is one of the main goals of the European brand part of the big Expedia Inc. family. This is why it’s important for companies like Venere.com to find new ways to improve user’s experience and in a world where mobile becomes more and more important this is the bet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venere.com launches Hotel Deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venere.com has added a great new service in the form of limited-time offer hotel deals. For the first time, an entire section of the venere.com site is dedicated to promotions and special offers in top destinations such as Rome, Paris, London, Venice and many more. The first deals include such luxury hotels as the Bilderberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Icelandic Volcano Incident &#8211; Important information</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Venere]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This message in: english &#124; italiano &#124; français &#124; español &#124; Deutsch &#124; 日本語 &#124; 中文 As you may be aware, the aftermath of the Icelandic volcano has caused major problems for the travel industry, with many airports closed across Europe. Some customers may have the ability to cancel online by accessing their booking and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Managing Director for Venere.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[expedia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venere]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Venere.com, the European online hotel reservations specialist, recently acquired by Expedia Inc., has today announced the appointment of Arthur Hoffman as the new Managing Director of Venere.com Worldwide. In his new role Hoffman will be responsible for spearheading the development of Venere.com, continuing its growth from a leading European enterprise into a global player in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expedia&#8217;s commission-based hotel program</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/commission-based-expedia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 08:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[travel industry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exciting news for hoteliers looking to optimize their distribution and receive more hotel reservations. Expedia today is introducing the new Expedia Easy Manage program, a hotel partnership option with a commission model for qualifying hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa. These hotels can quickly and easily sign up to offer their hotel rooms on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday to&#8230; us!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Venere Vibes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venere]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Venere Travel Blog has been online for a year now. It&#8217;s been fun and we hope that it was as good for you as it was for us. You have come to know us, and we have come to know you. Judging from the Top-5 most read articles, you like chocolate and sexy design. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electric dancefloors and Iron Maiden to the Rescue</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/travel-press-37/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Picks Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After the collapse of tour operator XL Sunday, stranded passengers on a replacement flight from Sharm el-Sheikh were delighted to find that Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson was their pilot for the flight home. Jean-Philippe Perol, chairman of the European Travel Commission says that the euro exchange rate against the dollar is down this year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nude Passengers, Sand Hotel &amp; Marriage House</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/travel-press-29/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/travel-press-29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Picks Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AP reports that a passenger on a Boston &#8211; LA flight emerged nude from the bathroom and tried to open the emergency exit. He was subdued by members of a professional soccer team that was on board. Curious about Paul Young&#8216;s holiday adventures? Find out all about it in The Independent. Congrats to travel guru [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visiting Beijing with kids</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/kid-friendly-beijing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/kid-friendly-beijing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel with kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visiting the 2008 Olympics and bringing the family? Beijing can be lots of fun for the sports lovers as well as their kids. Check out these ideas for fun activities for kids and kid-friendly places to stay in Beijing: Beijing Aquarium The Beijing Haiyangguan (Aquarium) is the largest inland aquarium in the world. The aquarium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Design Hotels in Spain</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/design-hotels-spain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/design-hotels-spain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top five Monday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fine dining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[luxury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[style]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. Hotel Marqués de Riscal The Starwood Collection luxury Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Elciego, a lovely town in the Basque Country of Northern Spain is a cutting-edge landmark hotel. It first opened in 2006 by Pritzker Prize winning architect Frank Gehry, whose world famous buildings include the Guggenheim Museum of Bilboa. 43 Guest rooms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/dara-khosrowshahi-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/dara-khosrowshahi-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Industry Rockstars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we are interviewing travel industry rockstar Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Expedia Inc. Last Tuesday, Expedia Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Venere.com from Advent International and Venere&#8217;s founders. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your fabulous career? Well, I&#8217;m not sure if you can call my career fabulous but it certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Snacking, Almodovar &amp; Expedia Acquisition</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/travel-press-28/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/travel-press-28/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Picks Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canary islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expedia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forbes.com published this year&#8217;s list of the 10 Best Airports worldwide including Hong Kong (1st place), Munich Airport and Copenhagen Airport. No US airport made the list, which is dominated by Asian and European airports. Rome has banned snacking near its famous monuments in the historical center, reports CNN. The Canary Island of Lanzarote is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expedia to Buy Venere.com</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/expedia-venere-acquisition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/expedia-venere-acquisition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Venere Vibes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Expedia Inc. announced an agreement to buy Venere.com from current owners Advent International and Venere&#8217;s founders. Venere was founded in 1995. Global private equity firm Advent International acquired a 60% controlling stake in the company in November 2006. The other 40% in stakes remained in the hands of Venere&#8217;s founders. Venere.com offers 29,000 hotels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to get over your summer love</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/summer-love-heartbreak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/summer-love-heartbreak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Tuesday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fallen victim to love vibrations on holiday? Failed to realize that your Taormina, Santorini or Ibiza lover came with a two-week expiration date? Alas, the links point to hotels in these places, not to pictures of said lovers. Here are some hands-on tips to avert the lost love crisis: Indulge in self-pity Listening to Enya&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Funny Town Names in France</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/funny-towns-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/funny-towns-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top five Monday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday 5 July 2008 the French town of Vatan was the scene of the 6th annual meeting of a rather peculiar association: the Association des communes de France aux noms burlesques et chantants, the Association of French municipalities with burlesque and melodious names. Here&#8217;s our list of favorite funny town names in France: 1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 articles for June 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/top-5-june-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/top-5-june-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top five Monday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our monthly recap of the previous month&#8217;s most read blog articles: 1. Family friendly hotels in Washington DC Published June 23rd &#8211; Our top-5 of Washington hotels with facilities to welcome families with kids. Nintendo games, swimming pools, children under 12 eat free, babysitting and other family-friendly amenities. 2. Art galleries in midtown Manhattan Published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venere&#8217;s Federica and Luca Hitched!</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/federica-luca-wedding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/federica-luca-wedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Venere Vibes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our very own Federica (30) and Luca (29) got married in Frosinone, approx. 90 km (56 miles) south-east of Rome. Federica works at Venere since 2004 as an information architect and Luca joined in 2007 as a database quality assurance operator. Congrats from all of us at Venere.com! The big question remains: will they call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Favorite Holiday Destinations&#8230; according to Venere Staff</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/favorite-holiday-destinations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/favorite-holiday-destinations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amalfi coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berlin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copenhagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dublin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out our guide to the personal favorite holiday destinations of venere.com employees: San Francisco Recommended by: Federica, 30, information architect I just got back from San Francisco where I went on honeymoon with my husband Luca (also a Venere.com employee). San Fransisco is my favorite city because every area is so different from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex on the Beach, French Chateaus &amp; the Eiffel Tower</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/travel-press-27/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/travel-press-27/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Picks Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flightglobal.com lists the top 10 most blatant uses of sex for marketing purposes in aviation. An interesting and funny read. Bored at the Beach? The Independent lists 10 travel games to take with you on holiday. The Guardian has a historical review of the great classical French Chateau Vaux le Vicomte in Maincy, at 55 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Off the beaten path world heritage sites in Italy</title>
		<link>http://www.venere.com/blog/undiscovered-world-heritage-italy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venere.com/blog/undiscovered-world-heritage-italy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[apulia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sicily]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italy has so much natural, cultural and historical beauty that the choice of things to do and see can be overwhelming. We put together our list of undiscovered places in Italy on UNESCO&#8217;s World Heritage List: Val d&#8217;Orcia, Tuscany The breathtaking landscape in the hinterland south of Siena and stretching out to Monte Amiata has [...]]]></description>
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